By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Three game-days into the new season of the French Pro A and only two teams manage to remain perfect, while the reigning champion doesn’t look really pretty so far.
Monaco made an exhibition of strength on the road, absolutely pulverizing Chalon/Reims thanks to its superior firepower. Coach Mitrovic’s players played in a highly intense rhythm and five of them, scored in double-digit numbers.
The other team to win is Nanterre which also smiled away from home, albeit not without problems against Toulon. It was Warren’s and Riley’s calm down the stretch that made it 3/3 from the unbeaten Parisian club.
Betrayed by its lackluster defense, Limoges fell to Paris Levallois, while reigning champs Villeurbanne could not stop the all-around output of D.J. Cooper who almost recorded a triple-double.
Pro A 2016/2017 – Day 3
Chalon/Reims – Monaco (Sergii Gladyr 21 p.) : 68 – 106
Le Portel (Frank Hassel 24 p. 9 r.) – Le Mans: 81 – 75
Hyeres Toulon – Nanterre (Chris Warren 18 p. 7 a.) : 76 – 79
Pau Orthez (DJ Cooper 19 p. 11 a. 7 r.) – Villeurbanne: 93 – 77
Orleans (Kyle Macalarney 18 p. 5 a. 4 r.) – Strasbourg: 83 – 81
Nancy – Cholet (Angel Rodriguez 24 p.) : 85 – 91
Chalon/Saone (Lance Harris 22 p. 5 r.) – Antibes: 76 – 65
Paris Levalois (Vincent Poirier 14 p. 6 r.) – Limoges: 87 – 73
Dijon (Isiah Miles 19 p. 7 r.) – Gravelines Dunkerque: 85 – 79